Romans 9:11
though her sons were not yet born and had done nothing good or evil, in order for the purpose of God's choice to stand (not because of works but because of him who calls),
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10Not only that, but when Rebecca had conceived by one man, our father Isaac,
12she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
Cross References
Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose.
Ephesians 1:4just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and unblemished before him in love.
Ephesians 2:3Among them we all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, carrying out the desires of our flesh and our impulses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Matthew Henry on Romans 9:7-14
The Divine Sovereignty. ( a. d. 58.) 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son. 10 And not only this; but when… Read the whole commentary →